Discuss ethical and legal implications of mandatory reporting for nurses, regardless of the state they practice in.
If you hold licenses, or are foster parents, daycare workers, you are required to report any and all abuse. If the abuse claim is found false, you are not held responsible, unless you did it on purpose. We as health care workers need to watch for symptoms/signs, such as bruises, pain, itching, fungal/yeast infections, bald spots, unexplained burns, fractures, and lacerations. Abuse can come in many forms whether it is neglect, physical, sexual, or emotional, it is our job to protect the patient if we feel they are being abused. The 1974 Child Abuse Prevention & Treatment Act was enacted to require health care workers to report abuse. One should know their state laws also when they are in a field that requires them to help or take care of others.
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One if someone is ever unsure discuss it with a supervisor, co-worker, and have them assess the patient. In the case of Kathy Bush, who had Munchausen Syndrome, and was abusing her daughter, the nurse was the one that reported that she overheard, and felt that the mother was putting stuff into her daughters tube feed to make her sick. She overheard the daughter complaining, and made the decision to further investigate and did toxicology screen to see. She found she was right and the mother was arrested, and it went to trial.
At the end of the day we have to make sure we put our feelings aside and put the patient first, and their safety.
Sobeken, G. (n.d.). Child Abuse and Ethics: Working through Dilemmas in Mandatory Reporting2.8 Contact Hours. Retrieved March 23, 2016, from https://www.corexcel.com/courses/child.abuse.ethics.title.htm
A Town Gone Bad: No Sanctuary. (n.d.). Retrieved March 23, 2016, from
If you hold licenses, or are foster parents, daycare workers, you are required to report any and all abuse. If the abuse claim is found false, you are not held responsible, unless you did it on purpose. We as health care workers need to watch for symptoms/signs, such as bruises, pain, itching, fungal/yeast infections, bald spots, unexplained burns, fractures, and lacerations. Abuse can come in many forms whether it is neglect, physical, sexual, or emotional, it is our job to protect the patient if we feel they are being abused. The 1974 Child Abuse Prevention & Treatment Act was enacted to require health care workers to report abuse. One should know their state laws also when they are in a field that requires them to help or take care of others.
The next question is do those Mandatory Laws ensure that the child will be …show more content…
One if someone is ever unsure discuss it with a supervisor, co-worker, and have them assess the patient. In the case of Kathy Bush, who had Munchausen Syndrome, and was abusing her daughter, the nurse was the one that reported that she overheard, and felt that the mother was putting stuff into her daughters tube feed to make her sick. She overheard the daughter complaining, and made the decision to further investigate and did toxicology screen to see. She found she was right and the mother was arrested, and it went to trial.
At the end of the day we have to make sure we put our feelings aside and put the patient first, and their safety.
Sobeken, G. (n.d.). Child Abuse and Ethics: Working through Dilemmas in Mandatory Reporting2.8 Contact Hours. Retrieved March 23, 2016, from https://www.corexcel.com/courses/child.abuse.ethics.title.htm
A Town Gone Bad: No Sanctuary. (n.d.). Retrieved March 23, 2016, from